Phone Unlocking Water Damage Help Please!!!
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thommohawk
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i read a post on here or shack about rescueing phones after this....for now open it up and put it under a radiator, then search on here for a thread with a similar title... it was something to do with brushing it with some sort of substance...
im sure someone else will know what it was, but for now do the above so the water doesnt settle in it.
im sure someone else will know what it was, but for now do the above so the water doesnt settle in it.
stu1
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I have never tried it ,and I doubt if it works but here's the link .
http://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/forums/86834-quick_tip_that_may_save.html?highlight=water
http://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/forums/86834-quick_tip_that_may_save.html?highlight=water
Falkirk_Bairn
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Did it work?
On the Gadget show a few months ago, the guy jamp in a pool with a phone and got it working ok.
If it wasnt clean water rinse it with pure water to stop the insides being sticky ect. Then place near a radiator and if you have some 100Watt bulbs put the in a lamp pointing towards phone to help the drying process.
Don't try to dry it with a hair dryer as the hot air could expand some of the metals and the phone could be dead for good.
Just do that and leave it overnight with the lamps ( Try to resist putting it back together ) then in the morning try it. If it still doesnt work leave it for a few hours and gently wipe with a cotton bud to get any water than hasn't evaporated.
I dont see what the nail polish remover would do to it other than make it stink and probably cause more harm than good.
On the Gadget show a few months ago, the guy jamp in a pool with a phone and got it working ok.
If it wasnt clean water rinse it with pure water to stop the insides being sticky ect. Then place near a radiator and if you have some 100Watt bulbs put the in a lamp pointing towards phone to help the drying process.
Don't try to dry it with a hair dryer as the hot air could expand some of the metals and the phone could be dead for good.
Just do that and leave it overnight with the lamps ( Try to resist putting it back together ) then in the morning try it. If it still doesnt work leave it for a few hours and gently wipe with a cotton bud to get any water than hasn't evaporated.
I dont see what the nail polish remover would do to it other than make it stink and probably cause more harm than good.
MK5.ESCORT
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This has been said already, but not stressed.....
The most important (vital) thing with a handset that has come in contact with excess liquid, is to REMOVE THE BATTERY
Its not the actual water that does the damage (initially), its the combination of water and current from the battery.
Water and electricity is never a good mix
I wouldnt recommend cleaning it with nail polish although there is some logic to this - the idea being that the alcohol can clean the board, but more importantly it evaporates, unlike water and other liquids which can remain hidden but still there on the pcb.
The proper way to clean it and remove liquid damgage etc is using the correct cleaning agent and something called an ultrasonic bath which passes sound waves through the liquid and cleans more effectively.
This is really a job for the proffesionals though
hope this info is of some help?
MK5
The most important (vital) thing with a handset that has come in contact with excess liquid, is to REMOVE THE BATTERY
Its not the actual water that does the damage (initially), its the combination of water and current from the battery.
Water and electricity is never a good mix
I wouldnt recommend cleaning it with nail polish although there is some logic to this - the idea being that the alcohol can clean the board, but more importantly it evaporates, unlike water and other liquids which can remain hidden but still there on the pcb.
The proper way to clean it and remove liquid damgage etc is using the correct cleaning agent and something called an ultrasonic bath which passes sound waves through the liquid and cleans more effectively.
This is really a job for the proffesionals though
hope this info is of some help?
MK5
Falkirk_Bairn
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Glad to hear its fine, Thats £15 for all that great advice
Just kiddin the thanks was enough.
Think ill drop mine in some water, Will be a good excuse for me to upgrade my k700i
Just kiddin the thanks was enough.
Think ill drop mine in some water, Will be a good excuse for me to upgrade my k700i
primal
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Falkirk_Bairn said:Glad to hear its fine, Thats £15 for all that great advice
Just kiddin the thanks was enough.
Think ill drop mine in some water, Will be a good excuse for me to upgrade my k700i
Lol cheers mate, uve been a great help!!
